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the country was very strongly anti-government. obama's presiding over the arrival of a new coalition. democrats have carried the popular vote in five out of the last six presidential elections. now, if democrats move into power and begin to build a new majority as republicans did for 30 some years, then, yes, historians will look at this speech as setting the agenda. >> tara, historically labor unions have been a part of the aforementioned coalition by bill schneider there, but there's some new numbers on union membership in this country. i want to put those up here. 11.3% of the workforce now belongs to a uniion. that's the lowest figure in 97 years. in recent decade we've seen a widening gap between the rich and the poor in this country perhaps because of these numbers. when it comes to labor, it does appear that progressives are losing ground, no? >> yeah. hey, labor has been under attack from some very aggressive forces for the past 30 years. when it comes to union membership, progressives are losing ground. when it comes to t
the country was very strongly anti-government. obama's presiding over the arrival of a new coalition. democrats have carried the popular vote in five out of the last six presidential elections. now, if democrats move into power and begin to build a new majority as republicans did for 30 some years, then, yes, historians will look at this speech as setting the agenda. >> tara, historically labor unions have been a part of the aforementioned coalition by bill schneider there, but there's...
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governments of controlling territory. although there has been the decimation of al qaeda, we do have could contend with the want to bes and affiliated going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for being here. and it's great to see you today. you have been i think a real dedicated public serve ant for your country and your travels around the world, the million miles that you've put on and all of the countries you visited. and i think you've been to many countries where they've never had a secretary of state. and i've seen firsthand when i've been to many of these countries, the difference it makes to have you there on the ground. so i first of all just want to thank you for that and i know it does take a toll but you are incredibly dedicated to that. secondly, it's great to see you here in good health. >> thank you. >> smiling and engaging with all of us. and i want to add to the list people -- senators going down the line talked about some of your accomplishments. i know previo
governments of controlling territory. although there has been the decimation of al qaeda, we do have could contend with the want to bes and affiliated going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for being here. and it's great to see you today. you have been i think a real dedicated public serve ant for your country and your travels around the world, the million miles that you've put on and all of the countries you visited. and i think...
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he was trying to basically stay -- say that he believes that government can do a lot of good and just about every issue that you quoted the president on is something that most americans believe. he was saying the era of reaganism is over. president reagan said taxing power of government should not be used to regulate the economy or bring about social change but we do that all the time and the president was defending government. >> tara, a lot of people have been pointing out lately this a majority of the country supports things like same-sex marriage, higher taxes on the rich, want to preserve medicare at all costs, but i want to show you a gallup poll from the past summer. found that 46% of americans say that they are actually conservative on economic issues. 32% say they are moderate and just 20% say they are liberal on economic issues. when it comes to social issues, 38% say they are conservative and 31% moderate and 28% liberal and these are the numbers. has america really become as liberal as some democrats would like to believe, and is this evidence to the contrary? >> i think h
he was trying to basically stay -- say that he believes that government can do a lot of good and just about every issue that you quoted the president on is something that most americans believe. he was saying the era of reaganism is over. president reagan said taxing power of government should not be used to regulate the economy or bring about social change but we do that all the time and the president was defending government. >> tara, a lot of people have been pointing out lately this a...
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copied from several government systems. when he killed himself the 26-year-old swartz was facing federal fraud charges for apparently hacking into m.i.t.'s computer network. >>> on the surface, sports and politics really couldn't be more different. generally speaking one divides and the other unites. we love filling stadiums and arenas and camping out on our couches to scream for our squads but there's a new book that looks at what our politics is doing to our sports. it's called "game over." how politics has turned the sports world upside down. our friend dave zirin wrote it and hosts a pretty good show on xm radio. nice to have you here. >> great to be here. >> sports and politics have always collided but in your new book you contend that the relationship has essentially become even more complex in recent years. how so. >> absolutely. there's been a fundamental change over the last five years, and one of the reasons why i both the book was that i was so frustrated about the fact that most major sports outlets weren't disc
copied from several government systems. when he killed himself the 26-year-old swartz was facing federal fraud charges for apparently hacking into m.i.t.'s computer network. >>> on the surface, sports and politics really couldn't be more different. generally speaking one divides and the other unites. we love filling stadiums and arenas and camping out on our couches to scream for our squads but there's a new book that looks at what our politics is doing to our sports. it's called...
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. >> real quickly let's show everybody the federal government new cnn/orc poll. the question being should the federal government develop a plan for undocumented immigrants to become legal residents? 53% say yes. then we have this. this is really interesting, victoria. because this bipartisan group of senators coming out today almost stealing the thunder from the president's first big policy speech coming tomorrow in las vegas. there is the immigration 8 right there. marco rubio a part of that immigration 8. and he wrote a las vegas review op-ed saying my hope is president obama will use his voice and influence to further this approach. however, if what he offers is a process for the undocumented that is more lenient, faster and unfair to those waiting to come legally, it won't bode well for reform. didn't use the word amnesty but that's what he's talking about. >> you know what other word he didn't use, thomas? illegal. so he intended to talk about illegal immigrants, illegal immigration. and we've seen a change in the rhetoric of how marco rubio is talking about
. >> real quickly let's show everybody the federal government new cnn/orc poll. the question being should the federal government develop a plan for undocumented immigrants to become legal residents? 53% say yes. then we have this. this is really interesting, victoria. because this bipartisan group of senators coming out today almost stealing the thunder from the president's first big policy speech coming tomorrow in las vegas. there is the immigration 8 right there. marco rubio a part of...
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there are people who do not believe in government. they are anti-government ideal logs. if you don't believe in government you won't vote for most things that come up, and they haven't. >> nancy pelosi is not the only democrat pointing the finger as the far right republicans as the source of hostility. president obama says in a lengthy interview given to "the new republic," dell evers into a bunch of topics, national and internationally, but he does not see d.c. becoming less hostile to the republicans. one of the biggest names of the 2012 race saying today it's not republicans who are the problem. it's the president himself. >> i decided to not comment between the election and the inauguration because i wanted to see what kind of president we were looking at here, what kind of path and trajectory he was putting his administration on, and all of the statements and all of the comments lead me to believe that he's thinking more of a political conquest than political compromise. >> back with us now, "chicago sun-times" lynn sweet and the "the washington post's" david nakamu
there are people who do not believe in government. they are anti-government ideal logs. if you don't believe in government you won't vote for most things that come up, and they haven't. >> nancy pelosi is not the only democrat pointing the finger as the far right republicans as the source of hostility. president obama says in a lengthy interview given to "the new republic," dell evers into a bunch of topics, national and internationally, but he does not see d.c. becoming less...
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we have to show that if given a chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> paul ryan's comments come a few days after fired louisiana governor bobby jindal gave a blunt assessment of his party. >> we have to stop being the stupid party. >> it's time for a new republican party that talks like adults. it's time for us to articulate our plans and visions for america in real terms. it's no secret we had a number of republicans who damaged the plans with offensive and bizarre comments, and i'm here to say we've had enough of that. >> i'll bring in molly ball, national political reporter for "the atlantic" and senior washington correspondent for politico. good saturday to both of you. >> hi, craig. >> bobby jindal says the republicans should stop being stupid and newt gingrich has done it, and paul ryan saying they have to pick and choose their battles wisely. why has this post-election monday morning quarterbacking, why has it lasted so long? >> i think it's because they lost. they lost in all levels, the president, the house, the se
we have to show that if given a chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> paul ryan's comments come a few days after fired louisiana governor bobby jindal gave a blunt assessment of his party. >> we have to stop being the stupid party. >> it's time for a new republican party that talks like adults. it's time for us to articulate our plans and visions for america in real terms. it's no secret we had a number of republicans who damaged the plans with offensive and...
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we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> we have got to stop being the stupid party. we can stand by our timeless principals and articulate them in ways that are modern and that i believe is how we will achieve republican renewal. >> joined now by nrc deputy communications director tim miller. good to see you on this saturday. one way that your boss said that the republicans can make gains is by waging a permanent campaign. can't voters get sick of that fast? >> what we have to do is compete with what obama and the democrats are doing. if you look back at the election, president obama began running as soon as he was elected in 2008. and mitt romney's campaign was six months long. from getting into communities and organizing and listening to voters and hearing their concerns, the obama campaign had more time and allowed them to do a better job. so, going forward that is something that we need to do and make sure that we are living in communities and talking about the republican party and the bran
we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> we have got to stop being the stupid party. we can stand by our timeless principals and articulate them in ways that are modern and that i believe is how we will achieve republican renewal. >> joined now by nrc deputy communications director tim miller. good to see you on this saturday. one way that your boss said that the republicans can make gains is by waging a permanent campaign. can't voters...
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but the new policy would be put to the decision of seclusion in the hands of local governing officials and sponsoring organizations. joining me now from pittsburgh is jennifer terrell. i interviewed jennifer back in april last year when she was removed from her position as her son's den mom because she is gay. jennifer, it's great to have you back on. the petition, and others, which change.org gathered over a million signatures. first, your reaction to that position, and now that the efforts have potentially sparked this possible reversal in policy for bsa. >> it's really excited to be here with you again, thomas. and our interview is up for a glad award. congratulations on that. obviously, i'm very excited about this proposal. i started to petition, thinking maybe we could get a few signatures and other petitions have surfaced and people have really stood up. they've told the bsa, this is what we want. so i feel like the bsa is finally realizing that they can't ignore the people anymore. not only the people, but the scouts, the eagle scouts, the leaders, everyone is standing behind us
but the new policy would be put to the decision of seclusion in the hands of local governing officials and sponsoring organizations. joining me now from pittsburgh is jennifer terrell. i interviewed jennifer back in april last year when she was removed from her position as her son's den mom because she is gay. jennifer, it's great to have you back on. the petition, and others, which change.org gathered over a million signatures. first, your reaction to that position, and now that the efforts...
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look, we have big problems in america and normally in divided government we achieve big things. >> this is what i want to do and i'm appealing to you, the american people, over the heads of republicans here in washington to get this done. >> this is a party in retreat and that's why the president did what he did. >> we are keeping an eye on the vice president and the president who are this morning attending the national prayer service at the washington national cathedral. there they are. but again, we are going to show you three smiling faces. my tuesday power panel. we have mark mckinnen, joy-ann reid and ben lebolt, former press secretary for the obama 2012 campaign as well as the daily beast contributor. co-founders of no labels, joy-ann reid. managing editor of the grio and msnbc contributor. gang, great to have you all here. let's start off with this. i want to paint the picture of this to-do list so everybody can see exactly what we're discussing here. the president went big, he went bold, starting with climate change, immigration, gay rights, women's rights, the middle class. joy
look, we have big problems in america and normally in divided government we achieve big things. >> this is what i want to do and i'm appealing to you, the american people, over the heads of republicans here in washington to get this done. >> this is a party in retreat and that's why the president did what he did. >> we are keeping an eye on the vice president and the president who are this morning attending the national prayer service at the washington national cathedral....
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. >> we steam have an obsession with government bookkeeping. this is a rigged game and it's the wrong game for us to play. no, the (party does not need to change our principles but we might need to change just about everything else we are doing. >> he also went on to say we must stop being the stupid party. how is this being digested throughout republican ranks and strategists and thought leaders like yourself, that type of language? >> i'm hearing from both sides of this argument that most are saying thank you. thank you that finally someone has the courage within the party to speak the truth to power and a lot of people are saying i'm not necessarily sure i agree with the language. however, the facts do bear what they say. and they say that we lost pretty convincingly back in november. we lost based on the ideas. we based on the message. we lost based on the tone. and so what i think what you are hearing here, it's finally a group of thought leaders within the republican party whether it's jeb bush, bobby jindal, chris christie, reince priebu
. >> we steam have an obsession with government bookkeeping. this is a rigged game and it's the wrong game for us to play. no, the (party does not need to change our principles but we might need to change just about everything else we are doing. >> he also went on to say we must stop being the stupid party. how is this being digested throughout republican ranks and strategists and thought leaders like yourself, that type of language? >> i'm hearing from both sides of this...